by Amilcare Ponchielli · CD · EAN 8014394401666
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«La Gioconda» is the opera by Amilcare Ponchielli released on CD by Decca in 1996.
Opera in four acts with libretto by Arrigo Boito (Tobia Gorrio), based on a work by Victor Hugo. Set in 17th-century Venice, it blends love, jealousy and intrigue around Gioconda, her mother, Enzo Grimaldo and Barnaba. Includes «Cielo e mar!», «Voce di donna o d'angelo» and the «Danza de las horas».
Recording made at the Teatro Comunale in Florence in July 1957, produced by James Walker; catalog number 455 435-2.
For fans of romantic opera and historic Decca recordings.
